605  
FZUS53 KLOT 200238  
NSHLOT  
 
NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL  
938 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025  
 
FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN  
 
WAVES ARE PROVIDED AS A RANGE OF SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH  
IS THE AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES, ALONG WITH THE  
AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 10 PERCENT OF THE WAVES WHICH WILL  
OCCASIONALLY BE ENCOUNTERED.  
 
LMZ740-741-201200-  
WINTHROP HARBOR TO WILMETTE HARBOR IL-  
WILMETTE HARBOR TO NORTHERLY ISLAND IL-  
938 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST 10 TO  
15 KT BEFORE DAYBREAK. MOSTLY CLOUDY. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.    
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT LATE.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT AND THEN SOUTH LATE. PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED  
THUNDERSTORMS. WAVES 4 TO 6 FT OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT. A SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 3 TO 6 FT  
OCCASIONALLY TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.  
 

 
 
LMZ742>745-201200-  
NORTHERLY ISLAND TO CALUMET HARBOR IL-  
CALUMET HARBOR IL TO GARY IN-GARY TO BURNS HARBOR IN-  
BURNS HARBOR TO MICHIGAN CITY IN-  
938 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2025  
 
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY  
EVENING...  
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING EAST AND  
THEN INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT BEFORE DAYBREAK. MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
WAVES 1 TO 2 FT.   
SUNDAY
 
EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS. WAVES 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHEAST  
OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
EVENING, THEN PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS  
OVERNIGHT. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.    
MONDAY
 
SOUTHWEST GALES TO 35 KT BECOMING WEST IN THE  
AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. WAVES 2 TO 4 FT  
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.  
 

 
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